Delivery mechanism for printing-presses.



W. S. HUSON. DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

APPLICATION TILED APRA, 1910.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Patented Mar. 7, 1911 W. S. HUSON.

DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

APPLIOATION FILED APRA, 1910.

Patented Mar. 7, 1911 4 SHEETSSHEET 2.

W. S. HUSON.

DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

APPLICATION TILED APRA, 1910.

Patented Mar. 7, 1911.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

W. S. HUSOIPL DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

APPLICATION FILED APRA, 1910.

Patented Mar. 7, 1911.

4 SHEETSSHEET 4.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. i

WTNFIELD S. HUSON, OF. DERBY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE WHITLOCK PRINT- ING PRESS MFG. CO., OF DERBY, CONNECTICUT. A CORPORATION.

DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR PRINTING-PRESSES.

To all whmn it may concern:

lie it known that I, YINFIELU lli'sox. a citizen of the United States, residing at Derby. in the county of New Haven and State of (onnecticut have invented a new and useful Improvement. in Delivery Mechanism for lrinting-Presses:v and I do hereby the same. and which said drawings constitute part of this specification. and reprethe limit of its inward excursion.

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Figure 1 a broken view in side elevation of a printing-press delivory-mochanism constructed in accordance with my ii'ivention. Fig.- 2 a broken view partly in plan and partlyin horizontal section of the. deliverymechanism, showing the tape-roll slide at. Fig. 2:) a broken view in inside elevation of the taperoll slide, Sl'l0\\lll1 the mode of reeiproeating it. Fig. 4 a' view in the nature of a diagram, showing the relative. positions of the tape-rolls and tape-wheels when the tapei'oll slide is atthe limit of its inward excursion. Fig". 5a detached view in end ele- -vation showing the. pawl-carrying disk iliary deliver \-'-hoard.

driven from the impression cylinder, and the ratehetwheel mounted upon the shaft of the main tape-roll. Fig. 6 a broken edge view partly in elevation, and partly in seetion. of the parts'shown by Fig. Fig. 7 a broken view in side elevat on. showing the means employtal for reducing the speed of.

t'he sh'eet at the time of its delivery. Fig. 8 a broken-view in side elevation of the aux- F ig. a broken. View inside-elevation showing the means employed forconverting the delivery-mechanism for delivering. the sheets printed side up or printed side-down. Fig. 10 a hroken view in inside elevation of the pivotal rackease showing the connection of the converting-lever with the same. Fig. 11 a broken edge view of the converting lever. thelockiugdever and. the racloease Fig. 12 a broken view .in horizontal section showing the justifying-pinsmounted in the looking;- lever and' entered 'into the justifying-recesses in the tape-and fly racks. Fig. 13a hroken view in inside elevation of the tape. and My racks. showing the jogger-rams 'l'ormed in their inner tacos and the jogger specificationpf Letters Patent.

into the said gear 3 and located .Jatonted Mar. 7, 1911.

Application filed April 4. 1910. Serial No. 553.357.

levers. l -igr. H a broken view partly in plan. and partly in section. on the hne /r----// ot Fry. 13. Fig. 15 a detached view of the jogger-lever era-acting with the joggeram ot the rw'iprocating tape-rack. Fig. It a hrolten detail view partly in sideelevation. and partly in vertical section. showingthe connection hetween the jogger-shaft S8 and the jog'ger-lmard S-l. wherehv the latter is viln'ated.

My invention relates to an improved deliveijv-me hanisni for cylinder printing )resses of the.tv in which the )rinted sheet is delivered to the delivery-mechanism from a point toward the top and. in front of the impression-or]inder. the objectof my present invention being to provide simple. convenient and reliable deliveryineohanism eonvertihle tor delivering the sheets printed side up or printed side down. and for delivering the sheets printed side up from the tapes with the tape-roll slide in an extended position and the tapes con tinuously driven.

lVith these ends in view my invention eonsists ina delivery-mechanism having certain details of construction and combinations of parts as will he hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

I have chosen to illustrate 1n i present im proved delivery-mechanism as embodied in a fiat-bed. cylinder press. but Twould have it. understood that my invention is equally well adapted. for on'ihodin'ient .in a rotary press. Moreover, as tlat-hed, cylinder presses are well known as to their construction and operation, it has seemed unnecessary for me at. this time to. illustrate or describe such a press in detail.

As herein shown. the -impression-eylinder 9 s, drivenas usual by a large gear 3. For

continuously driving the tapes 4 \vhieh receive the printed sheets from the said cylinder at a point to 'ard the top thereof and in front thereof. employ a pinion meshing upon the outer end of a sleeve 6 turning upon a stud 7 mounted in the frame 8 of the deliverymechanism. At its inner end the sleeve 6 carries a gear 9 meshing into a pinion 10 having a eollarll to which is fastenedadisk 19. carrying a pawl 13 having a handle 13 and engaging with a rattihet-wheel 14 fixed to the outer end of the shaft 15 of the main taporoll it. One end of the shaft 15 projects through a portion of the frame 8 aforesaid, its opposite end being journaled in a corresponding parallel portion thereof. The main tape-roll 16 drives the tapes 4- which are spaced apart for the location between the in. of the fly-fingers 1.7 which are mounted upon an oscillating fly-shaft 1'8 the ends of which are entered into bearing-heads 19 mounted upon the upper ends of vertically. movable rack-rods 20 supported in brackets 21 fastened to uprights of the frame 8. By

raising and lowering the rack-rods 20, the .tly-fingers 17are bodily raised above and lowered below the plane of the said tapes 4: according as it may be desired to deliver the sheets printed. side down or printed ide up.

For delivering the sheets printed side down,

the fly-fingers 17 are lowered below the plane of the tapes'end oscillated by rocking the shaft 18 aforesaid; while for deliveringthe sheet printed side up, the fly-fingers are. raised above the plane of the tapes and 211 lowedto remain at rest and so act as overguides for the printed sheets.

The two rods 20 are formed with vertical racks .22 respectively meshed into by pinions 23 mounted on the ends of a rock-shaft 24 iournaled in the frame Sand. provided at the other hand, by depressing the lever so as to enter its lug 26 into the lower notch 27, the rack rods 20 will be sufiiciently elevated tb'oarry the fly-fingers 17 above the tapes l *Zt'or the delivery of the sheets printed side up.

Preparatory to moving the lever QS-from its elevated to its depressed position and vice, versa, the-loelnng-lever 29 must be manually swung outward away from 1t so as to clear the locking-lug 26 from the notch 27 at the tilneentered'by the said lug. Now

to' prerent the said lever 99 from being -,.,=swung outward as described, except when the parts of the delivery-mechanism are properly positioned for their com'e'rsionfrom one mode of delivery to the otheqthe said lever is provided w th two outwardly projectingjustifying-pins (the term seems appropriate) 30-for entrance into justifying holes 3-]. formed in the flat inner face-of a rack-case 32 fnlc'rur'ned at its lower end upona stud 33 in the side frame34 of the press and receiving the tape-rack 35and the flyrack 36, Whichnre' placed edge to edge in the said case and reciprocated independently of each other as will be described later on. Theinner faces of these racks are formed with justifying recesses 37 located so that when brought into registration with the holes 31 and the pins 30, the several parts of the delivery merhanisn'i are suitably positioned for its conversion for delivering the sheets printed side up or printed side down. Only when the justifying recesses 37 have been brought into registration with the pins- 30 can the locking-lever 29 be swung outward so as to release the converting lever 25 and permit the same to be lowered or raised as may be required for delivering the sheets printed side up or printed side'down. The

pins 30 thereforev confine the operation of the converting lever to the time when the conversion may properly be made. I After the conversion of the mechanism has been offected. the lever 29 is swung inward whereby the pins 30 are cleared from the rec asses 37 in the racks 35-and 36 and the lockingdug entered into one or' the other of the two.

notches 27.

The tape-rack 35 is reciprocated in the rack-case 32 by means of a connecting-rod 38 having its upper end 'pivota lly connected with the said rack near the lower end thereof. and having its lower end pivotally connected with the fly cam 39, so called, which is mounted upon the cam-shaft 40,the cam 39 forming what amounts to a crank commotion between the rod 38 and the shaft 40. I y

The-fiy-rack 3G is reciprocated in the rackc-asc-32-by a connecting-rod 41 pirotally con- 'lUC nccted'with it and having-its lower end pivotally connected 'withf the upper end of a curved fly-can'i lever 4-9 fulcrumed upon a stud 4.3 and carrying a cam-roller 44 pressed against the edge of ,the fly-cam 39 by a.

spring as acting through a rod 46 pivotally connected with. the said lever 42 and mom'itedin a bracket 4-7attached to the side frame 34.

For cutting out the reciprocation of the fiyrack 36, T provide a latch 48 having a handle 49 and a throat 50, and pivotally mounted upon the end of a bracket- 51 secured to the side frame 34.. dVhen this latch :48 is swungorcr into the position shown bl broken lines in Fig. 1, its throat 50 engages with the upper .eud of'thc fly-rain lever 42 -.'and holds *the same from being. operated by -the fly' cain The sa1d'tape-rack 3.5 has its lower faeetoothed forfengagement with a tape-rack pinion-53, while the said fly-rack 6 has its upper face toothed for engages inent with a fly-rack pinion 54, the rack 35 being interl'neshed with the pinion 53, oritherack 36 being intermeshed W'Iil'l the pinion 54 according as the rack-case 32is swung up or down on 1tsstud for which purpose the. converting-lever 25' is provided, as

' On the other hand, when the lever is in of the slot 56.

the tapes is virtually reducedrhyhalf.

of the tapes due to the rcciprocation of the from the ratchet-wheel 14-, thus cutting out to, but. eccentric with the shaft '24 upon *iposi tion, the press will. be converted for delivering the sheets printed side down and verted for delivering the sheets prii'ited side "lUCill'tt'l upon opposite sides of the delivery lHGClIHDISIH. and provided with rollersnfi whcrchy the tape-roll it; and the tape-wheels -1(3 and (it) as shown in Fig. 4, and the length shown, at its extreme lower end with a stud 55, the opposite faces of which engage with the opposite walls of a segmental slot 56 formed in the rack-case 32 at a point close which the said lever 25 turns as upon a center. ll-"hen the lever 25 is in its elevated the stud will be located at the lower end of the segmental slot 56 as shown in Fig. 10.

its depressed position, the press will he conup and the stud will he at the upper end The rackcase 32'is firmly held in either one of its two positions by means of locking-bolts 57 having handles 58 and mounted in the frame'8 aforesaid as shown in Fig. 1.

The taperack pinion mounted upon a. stud 59 (Fig. 2) also earrying a wheel 60 which meshes into a wheel ll 'mountcd upon the outer end of a shaft 62 carrying two wheels 62-5 3) I'QSINCtlVtElY cngagirg with horizontal racks (it formed in the lower edges of horizontal. slide bars 6.")

aforesaid is traveling upon portions of the frame 8 thereof. In the slide-bars (35 I journal the tape-roll (i6 and a shaft (lTpwhich latter carries a'series of tapewvheels 68 employed in place of a roll to permit the fly-fingers 17 to be arranged .hetween the tapes 4 which also pass over a fixed tape-roll 9 the ends'ot which are jonrnalcd in the frame 8. The side-bars (35 form the tape-roll slide which is-moved hack and forth for the extension and contraction of the tapes 4. in the Well known manner. and which. when so operated, drives thetapes. "hen the tape-rack 35 moves downward, it moves the tape-roll slide outward, wherchy the tape roll ll and the tapewhecls 38 are moved outward with the effect of virtually doubling the upper or sheet-receiving reaches of the tapes so as to provide room for the delivery of the printed sheets printcdsidc up. from the impression cylinder upon thc tapes which by their own traveling motion at this time deliver the printed sheets for final delivery. ()n the other hand, when the ta. ')e-rack 35 moves upward. it moves the tape-roll slide inward,

(38 are doubled, so to speak, on the tapea'olls of the upper or sheet-receiving reaches of ll'hen the press is converted for delivering the sheets printed side up by the propulsion tape-roll slide,-the pawhli-E is disengaged the power of the impression cylinder 2 from moves inward. the upper reaches the tapes 4, and leavingthem to he propelled by the reciprocation'of the tape-roll slide.

'Inorder that there may be no reverse rotation of the tapes 4 during the inward eX cnrsion of the tape-roll slide, I employ pawls 70 respectively engaging with a ratchet wheel 71 secured to one end of. the tape-roll If), and with a ratchet-wheel 72 secured to one end of the shaft (37 carrying the tapewheels 68.

The propulsion of the tapes during the outward movement of the tape-roll slide, by the slide itself. may be explained as'follows :As the slide stai'ts upon its outward excursion the pawl 70 of the ratclict-w-l'iecl '72 engages with the same and prevents the rotation of the shaft 37 carrying the tapewhecls (38 which are thus held against rotation, while, on the other hand. the ratchetwheel 71 is free to rotate under its panl 70, thus leaving the main tape-roll it] free to revolve. Itfollows from this that the endless tapes are virtually fastened to the ta pcwhccls (38 during the outward movement of the slide. whcrchy thc lapcs arc drawn. as it wcrc. over thc frccl running main tape-roll 1t) and the roll (it); 'lln-rcforc during the outward cxcursion of thc tape-roll slide each tape is longitudinally propelled or drawn fo a distance retnfcscntcdhv ahout half of its entire length. ()n the other hand at the beginning of thc inward excursion of the slide. tllc situation with rcgard lo the pawls and l':Il('l1('l-\\llP(-l5 aforesaid is reversed, the i I ratchet-wheel T2 turning freely under its pawl 70. leaving the tapc-whcels 8 free to run. while the ratchet-wheel Tl is engaged by the other pawl '70, whcrchy the main tape-roll '16 is held against rotation. This. prevents the reverse propulsion of the tapes which are never permitted to move in the opposite direction from the arrow shown -on' Fig. 4. During the inward movement of the slide, the lowcr rcaches of the tapes are doubled on tkcnnclves, so to speak, but there is no .lzmgitudinal movement of the upper rcacla's of the tapes. However-i as the'slide of the tapes are virtually pcclcd from under the lower face of the printed sheet which is left. free to drop when this peeling from nndcr op eration is completed.

To reduce the speed at which the sheet is finally delivered by TlIPltIIH' l. I employ a s iced-reducing roll 73 mounted in brackets 7-l ccur cd to and projecting beyond the outer ends of tho slide-liars (l5. thc roll Til hcinig' lri\cn hy a'hclt 75 running over a pulley if? locatcd at one end of the shaft 13?.

whcrchy the spced'reducing roll '73 travels at a slower ratc than the tapes -t. series of whccls 77 mounted upon a shaft 78 press the sheets down upon-the said roll ill' thc shaft 78 being mounted in the outer cn lof arms 79 hung in hi'ackcts St) extcmling plit! ' pressioncylinder 2 for which purpose the pawl 13 carried by the disk 12 is thrown by its handle \13 into engagement with the ratchet-wheel 14 mounted on the shaft 15 of the tape-roll 16, whereby the tape-roll 16 partakes of the continuous movement imparted to the disk 12 through the gears 5, 9

and 10, the former meshing into the cylinder gear 3. r 'i In case it is desired to operate the press for the. delivery of the sheets printed side up, without the reciprocation of the tape roll slide but with the same in any desired position within the limits of its reciprocation the press is turned over so to. speak, until the tape-roll slide has been brought into the required position. The connecting rod 38 is then disconnected with the fly-cam 39 by the operation of the locking-slide 81 at the lower end of the said rod 38 which then swings down into the position in which it isshown in broken lines in Fig. 1. The pawl 13 is now thrown into engagement with the ratchet 14, thus providing for the continuous movement of the tapes l at the speed of the impression cylinder As shown, the press is furnished with a delivery-board 89 having the usual joggerboard 83 and front stops 84-, this board 82 being supported upon a batten 85 in turn supported by a rod 86 of usual form,

In case it is desired to deliver the printed matter into or upon a receptacle 87 (Fig. 8) beyond the delivery-board 82, the tape-roll slide will be moved to the limit of its outward excursion after which the rod 38 will be disconnected itromthe cam 39 as just eX- plained. The pawl 13 will then be thrown into the ratchet 14:. so that the tapes 4 will be continuously driven. The printed -mattcrwill then be delivered into the receptacle 8? from the tapes.

For vibrating the jogger-board 83, I connect the same by a strap 100, with an arm 102 mounted upon -a jogger-shaftv 88 provided at one end with a joggerhead 89' carrying sctscrews 90 and 91 respectively engaged by the ends of ogger-levers 92 and 93 loosely hung upon a stud 94:. The said lever 92-has a downwardly extending arm 95' carrying a roller 96 entering a cam-slot 97 in the fly-rack 3G. wlnle 'the lever 93 has an upwardly extend ng arm 98 carrying a roller 99 entering a cam-slot 100 in the tape As the saidracks and 36 are rack 35. reciprocatcd, the inclined walls of the camslots 97 and 100 turnthe levers 92 and 93 upon the stud 44, and this movement is transmitted through the joggeuhead 89 to the jogger-shaft 88, and thence to the jogger-board 83. The above mechanism moves the jogger-board 83in the direction of the arrow on Fig. 16, the jogger-board being moved in the opposite direction ,by means of a spring 103 located below the deliveryboard 82 and connected with the lower edge of the jogger-board so as-to act in line with the movement thereof.

I claim 1. In a delivery mechanism for printing presses, the combination with a main taperoll journaled in immovable bearings, of a tape-roll slide carrying-tape-rolls, endless extensible tapes passing over the said main tape-roll and the tape-rolls mounted in the 'said slide, slide-reciprocating means for reciprocating the slide and thus doubling and undoubling and ;lri\-'ing the said extensible tapes for the tape-delivery of sheets printed side up, the said means including a recipro carting rack. a cam-shaft, and a rod connecting the said rack and shaft and detachably connected with the latter to permit the slide to be used at rest in any position within the limits of its reciprocating movement; and means for positively and continuously driving the said main tape-roll and hence the said tapes, for the tape-delivery of sheets printed side up when the slide is at rest and the said tapes are more or less doubled, de

pendent upon the position in which the said slide is set when disconnected from the said slide-reciprocating means, the said tapedriving means being disconnected from the main tape-roll when the slide is being reciprocated. v

2. In a delivery mechanism for printing presses, the combination with an impression cylinder, of a main tape-roll journaled in immovable bearings, a tape-roll slidecarrying tape-rolls. slide-reciprocating means adapted to be disconnected from the slide to permit the same to be used at rest in any position within the limits of its reciprocating movement. endless extensible tapes pass- I ing over the said, main tape -rolland the said tape-rolls mounted in the said slide and doubled and undoubled and driven by the reciprocation of the slide for the tape-delivery of sheets printed side up: caring between the said impression eylintler and main tape-roll. tor positively driving the same and hence the tapes, when the slide is at rest and when the said tapesarc morg or less doubled,

dependent upon the positit in which the said slide is set when disconnected from the said sl1de-rec1procat1ng means for the tape- .delivery of sheets printed side up; and ineans for disconnecting the said gearing from the main tape-roll when theslidc is being reciprocated. 4

3. In a delivery mechanism forprinting the combination with a main taperoll, of aslide carrying tape-rolls. slide-reciproeating means adapted to be disconnectcd from the slide to permit the same to he used at rest. endless tapes passing over the said rolls and doubled and llI'lClOllblQd and driven by the reciprocation of the slide for the ta 'ie-delivery of sheets printed side up, a .t ies of fly-fingers arranged between the said tapes. means for bodily moving the flylingers above and below the plane of the tapes for converting the press from a flydelivery to a t'apealelivcnv, and vice versa, and means connected with the said main tape-roll tor positively and continuously drivingthe same and hence the tapes when the slide is at reshand the tl '-lingers are positioned above the tapes for the tape-delivery ol' .-hcet.s printed side up, the said tapealriving' means being dis-connected front the main tape-ro|l when the slide is being reciprocatwl.

l. in a delivery mechanism tor printing Pl'lr'btfw. the combination with a main taperoll jonrnaled in fixed l)earings.'olt' a slide carrying tape-rolh slide-reciprocating means adapted to he lis 'onnectcd from the slide to permit the same to be used at rest, endless tapes donbled and nndonbled and driven by the reciprocation of the slide for the tape-delivery of .slmets'printcd side up, a series of hi-lingers arranged between the said tapes. n'ieans l'or oseillatine tlie said fly-lingers, a converting lever, connection between the said lever and fly-fin; whereby the latter may be bodily moved above and below the plane ol the tapes tor convcrtingr the mechanism from a tiy-delivery to a tape-delivery and vice versa, and. tapedrivinp' means for positively and continuously driving the tapes through the main tape-roll tor the tape-delirerv ol' shtcts printed side down when the lide is at rest and the fly-lingers are po.-itioned below the tapes and are oscillated.

In a delivery me hanism for printing presses. the con'ibination with a main taperoll. of a slide carrying tape-rolls. endle s tapes donbh'd and tindonbled and driven by the rec'i rocation ol' the slide tor the tapct leliv'crv oi" sheets printed side up. fiy-line'ers arrang d between the tapes, means for bod ll raising'and lowerina'the said fly-ling rs with respect to the tapes. a tape-rack connected with the slide for the reciprocation thereof, 5

the .saidrach b ing adapted to b di nnectcd from the power, a fly-ra lt conne ted with the fly-lingers l'or oscillating: the .-.amc. a pivotal rack-case for the said tape and fiy-raclts, and means for swingingthe rackcase as required to bring one or the other ol the said racks into position for the operation of the slide or fly-lingers as th case may be.

*5, in a delivery n'ze hanism for printing lpresses. the combination with the tapes ing the same vertically movable rack-rods carrying the said shaft, pinions meshing into the racks of the said rods, a shaft on i.whtch the said pinions are mounted, and a converting lever applied to the said, shaft for turning the same to raise and lower the liH'lid'OtlS, and hence the fly-fingers, with respect to the tapes.

7. in a delivery mechanism for printing press s. the combination with the tapes thereof. of a series of fly-fingers located between the tapes, a tape-rack and a fly-rack respectivelyconnected with the tapes and lly-fingers for operating the same, a confly-lingers with respect. to the tapes, and means for brii'igiingthe said racks into predetermined positions preparatory to-th e operation of the said converting lever.

In a delivery mechanism for printing presses, the con'ibination with the tapes thereof, of a series of fly-lingers respectively arranged between the tapes, a fly rack and a respectively connected with the tapes and fly-lingers for operating the same. a converting-lever connected with the fiy-fingers t'or bodily raising andlowering the same with respect to the tapes, a loekingdng carried by l the saidlevcr, a locking-lever provided with notches for the reception of thesaid lug for holding the converting-lever in its elevated and depressed positions. and justifying-pins earried by the locking-level" and coacting with the said racks to prevent the convertingdet'er from being shifted except when the racks are in predetermined positions.

l t. in a delivery mechanism for printing presses. the combination with a main tap roll 'o|irnalc ,l in fixed bearings. of a slide carryingtape-rolls, a series of endless tapes donbledfand undoubled and driven by the reeiprocation of the Slide for the tape-dewliv'cry of sheets printed side up, a series of 'fly-l in;rers located between the tapes. means for bodily raising and lowerii'ig the fiyJintapes. a fly-finger shaft, means for oscillatvet-ting lever for raising and lowering the tape-raclt respectively com'iected with the tween the same, a tape rack and a liy- 'ack.

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srers with respect to the tapes, a tape-rack.

and a fly-rack, connection between the slide and the tape-raclgantl the fly-fingers and the fly-rack respectively, the said connection including pinions, a pivotal rack-case located between the said pinions, means for swinging the saidrack-case upon its pivot, whereby the said racks are swung between the said pinions for the engagement of one rack or the other with its anoropriate pinion, and means for positively driving the tapes when the slide is used at rest by disconnecting the tape-rack from the power.

11., In a delivery mechanism for printing presses, the combination with the tapes thereof, of a series of fly-fingers arranged between the tapes, means for bodily raising and lowering the fly-fingers with respect to the tapes including a converting-lever, a tape-rack and a fiy-rack respectively connected with the tapes and flyfingers for operating the same, a pivotal rack-case in which the said racks are located, and connection between the said lever and rack-case, whereby the lever when operated swings the rack-case upon its pivot to bring one rack or the other into operation and simultaneously cut the otherrack out of operation.

12. In a delivery mechanism for printing presses, the combination with the tapes thereof, of a series of fly-tingers located be.

, vetting-lever and receiving the said pin,

whereby the rack-case is swung in one direction or the other to bring one of the two racks into'operative position and to cut the other rack ontof operative position.

13. In a delivery mechanism for printing presses, the combination with a main taperoll jonrnalcd in fixed bearings. of a slide carrying tape-rolls, endless tapes doubled and undoubled and driven by thereciprocation oi the slide for the tape-delivery of sheets printed side up, a series of fly-fingers located between the tapes, means for bodily raising and lowering the tl'y tingcrs above and below the plane of the tapes. a. tape;

rack for driving the slide, a tlyanclc to!" oscillating the Fly-fingers when the same are positioned below the tapes. a cam-shaft. connection between the fly-rack and the cam shaft, a. fly-cam, a tly-ca1n lever operated thereby, and connection between the iiy-raclt and the tiy-cam lever, the said t1y-rack and fly-fingers and connected parts being used when the slide is at rest, and means for positively driving the tapes when the slide is used at rest. I I

14, In a. delivery mechanism for printing presses, the combination with the tapes thereof, of a series of fly-fingers arranged bet-ween the tapes, a tape-roll slide, a flyrack and a tape-rack, connection between the fly-rack and the fiyfingers, connect-ion between the tape-rack and the said tape-roll slide, a cam-shaft, a fiy-cam mountedthereupon, a fiy-cam lever operated by the said cam, connection between the'fly-cam lever and the fly-rack, and detachable connection between the tape-rack and the cam-shaft, whereby the power may be cut off from the tape-roll slide and the .same positioned at any point within the range of its movement; and means for continuously driving the tapes with the slide so positioned.

- 15. In a delivery mechanism for printing presses, the combination with the tapes thereof, of a series of flyfingers, a reciprocating tape-rack for operating the tapes, a reciprocating fly-rack for operating the flyfingers, a joggenboard, a jogger-shaft, and two jogger-levers respectively operated by the said racks and connected with the joggcr-shaft which they oscillate.

16. In a delivery mechanism for print ing presses, the combination with the tapes thereof, of a series of fly-fingers located between the tapes, a. tape-rack having a jogger-cam, a f1y-rack having a jogger-cam, a jogger-board, a jogger-shaft, and two jog ger-levers connected with the jogger-shaft and respectively coacting with said cams, whereby they are operated by the reciprocation of theracks.

17. In a delivery mechanism. for printing presses, the combination With the tapes thereof, of a tape-roll slide, means for reciprocating the said slide including means fol-cutting off the power to perm it'the slide to be positioned at any predetermined point within the range of its movement, means for continuously driving the tapes when the slide is so positioned, a speed-reducing roll carried by the slide at its outer end, and means for driving the said speed-reducing roll, whereby the headway of the printed sheet is checked.

18. In a delivery mechanism for printing presses, the combination with the tapes rocating the said slide and for disconnecting the same from the power. whereby-the slide may be allowed to rest in an extended adingy roll for delivering the printed matter From the tapes as extended to the said receptacle. and means for driving the said roll.

justment of the tapes, an auxiliary recept'aclc for the n-nited matter a siecd-reduc- 19. Ina delivery mechanism for printing 30 presses, the Combination with an impression I cylinder, ofe main tape-r011, a slide, tapei "rolls .carried thereby, slide-reciprocating means adapted to be disconnected from the power to permit the-use of the slide at rest, endless tapes douBled and undoubled and driven by the reciprocation ofthe slide forthe' tep'e-delivery of sheets printed side up,

' a main tape-r011 shaft, a ratehet-wheel earried thereby, a getr mounted upon the impression cylinder, at paWLcarrying disk, 21,

' pawl (ferried thereby and adapted to coact with the said ratchet-Wheel, and gearing be tween thes'aid impression-cylinder gear and y In testimony whereof,

pawl-carrying disk" for driving the latter, whereby the said-main tape-roll and hence the tapes may be positively driven from the impression gear for the tape-delivery of sheets printed side down by throwing the said pawl into engagement with the said ratchet-wheel. g Y

I have signed this specification in the scribing witnesses.

;: I WINFIELD. S.' I-IUSOJX Witnesses: i

CLAliA L. WEED, GEORGE DUDLEY presence of .two sub-' 

